Question about SF-AW210 6x Sleds

So has anyone heard about or tried out the SF-AW210 6x Laser Diode Sled? [ laser s u r p l u s parts dot com ] has some for sale as of yesterday and I was wondering if anyone has used one yet. If so what current settings would you run it at?

As far as I know, he hasn't had those tested yet. Right now all we have is the seller's word that they are 6X diodes. Buy one and test it for us, please.

Peace,
dave

Well I had some money to waste so I picked one up. should ship tomorrow. I sadly don't have any testing equipment for mw output. It is on my list of things to buy. I can test voltages to the diode but that really isn't needed. To be safe for now I don't think I will put it past 200ma's till someone can really test it.

ooOO very interesting. I'm going to get one as well to check out. I have a LPM and can measure it.. will post results.

I think its funny that they put up the 8x sled. as if they can get any...


edit: OK their website is absolute crap. paypal won't work on it. screw them. I'll wait for Jake or gimalg to test it.

-Kendall

gimalg said:

Well I had some money to waste so I picked one up. should ship tomorrow. I sadly don't have any testing equipment for mw output. It is on my list of things to buy. I can test voltages to the diode but that really isn't needed. To be safe for now I don't think I will put it past 200ma's till someone can really test it.

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I just talked with him.  He doesn't actually have them in hand yet.  He is expecting them in this week.

Peace,
dave

sk8er4514 said:

ooOO very interesting. I'm going to get one as well to check out. I have a LPM and can measure it.. will post results.

I think its funny that they put up the 8x sled. as if they can get any...

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You need to "graph" it. It needs to be measured at least every 5mA to look for the first "kink.". Just going for the top will not be a reliable test of the diode. I can run a PHR at 200mA for awhile. However, the first "kink" is at 130mA. The diode should be run under the first kink. I had a 4X run at 200mA for a week. Now we know that it should be limited to under 160mA.

IgorT tests every 3mA. I don't have the equipment to go every 3mA.

Peace,
dave

i had some wierd issue ordering as well. Paypal was not letting me ship to my new address. I finally had it shipped to my old one.

just bought one from there. I will let you know in about 2 weeks how it went

I am going to be getting some of these and graphing a V-I-P map some time in the next 1-2 weeks. More details will follow as and when I get the parts... Thanks to Dave for the LPM!